CA SB994 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 994

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 19 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Assembly Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Article 2.4.4 (commencing with Section 53235.5) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to local government.

Title

Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.

Roll Calls

2026-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB994 Cabaldon et al (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-02	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-22	Assembly	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-06-09	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-05-26	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
2026-05-20	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-19	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4363.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-05-11	Senate	May 11 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-05-04	Senate	Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-23	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-22	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4013.) (April 22).
2026-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 22.
2026-03-24	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3659.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-03-16	Senate	Set for hearing March 24.
2026-02-18	Senate	Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.
2026-02-09	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2026-02-05	Senate	Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Government Code	53235.5	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB994
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB994#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB994#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB994#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB994